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Mayor Of Casterbridge, The (UK)

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The acclaimed TV drama production
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 198 mins
Retail Price: £17.99
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Synopsis:
Travelling the dirt roads of Wessex in search of work, Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds) a farm worker, auctions his wife Susan (Juliet Aubrey) and baby daughter in a moment of drunken madness at a Country Fair. Years later, Susan and her daughter Elizabeth-Jane (Jodhi May) return, seeking Michael in Casterbridge when he becomes a rich and respected member of Wessex society.

Driven by need to make amends, he re-marries Susan but in a tragic twist of fate, she dies, but not before leaving a letter containing a shocking revelation. As a romance blossoms between Elizabeth Jane and the Mayor`s charismatic business manager Fanfare (James Purefoy), Henchard becomes convinced that the young man is determined to destroy him and order Elizabeth-Jane never to see him again, setting a chain of events in motion that will change their lives forever...

Special Features:
Photo gallery. Interviews with the cast. Cast biographies. Feature trailer

Directed By:
David Thacker

Written By:


Starring:
Polly Walker
James Purefoy
Jodhi May
Juliet Aubrey
Ciarán Hinds

Casting By:
Jill Trevellick

Soundtrack By:
Adrian Johnston

Director of Photography:
Ivan Strasburg

Costume Designer:
Lyn Avery

Production Designer:
Bruce Macadie

Producer:
Georgina Lowe

Executive Producer:
Sally Head
Delia Fine

Distributor:
Fremantle Media Home Entertainment

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